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... Roman , " where existing Hellenistic traditions not merely survived conquest by Rome but also gained fresh vigour and scope through incorporation into its system . It is in this fifth and widest sense that the term Roman art will be ...
... Roman , " where existing Hellenistic traditions not merely survived conquest by Rome but also gained fresh vigour and scope through incorporation into its system . It is in this fifth and widest sense that the term Roman art will be ...
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... Roman forum was thronged with honorific statues of Roman magistrates , which , although none of them has survived , may be as- sumed to have been carved or cast by Greeks because no native Roman school of sculptors of that time is known ...
... Roman forum was thronged with honorific statues of Roman magistrates , which , although none of them has survived , may be as- sumed to have been carved or cast by Greeks because no native Roman school of sculptors of that time is known ...
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... Roman basilica. courses as headers ( stone or brick laid with its end to- ward the face of the wall ) and stretchers ( stone or brick laid with its length parallel to the face of the wall ) . This type of masonry was called opus ...
... Roman basilica. courses as headers ( stone or brick laid with its end to- ward the face of the wall ) and stretchers ( stone or brick laid with its length parallel to the face of the wall ) . This type of masonry was called opus ...
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